"Claimed to be from my bank Santander."
Santander calls
45 community reports tagged Santander across 36 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Santander are spiking: 4 reports in the last 7 days, against a usual 1.3 reports a week. Take extra care with calls like these right now.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 51% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Santander cover 36 different numbers. 9 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 26 · 58%
- Suspicious 18 · 40%
- Unknown 1 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Bank Impersonation Scam
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 4
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 23
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Evening 6pm to 12am 17
Latest reports
"Felt pressured to act. Impersonate Santander bank"
"They claimed to be from Santander with code for unknown transaction in Truro"
"Asked for personal info. This caller identified himself as an employee with the security dept. of Santander Portugal with who I have an account. The tried to scam me for £900 and then said there was another dodgy withdrawal for £2800. Santander in Portugal do NOT use UK based call centre numbers and NEVER call clients. THIS NUMBER IS ONE OF SEVERAL USING THE SAME THEME. THE OTHER NUMBERS ARE 07780 040594 , 07500 369498, 07720 091776."
"They claimed to be from Santander Bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank from Santander regarding payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank Fake text claiming to be Santander"
"Test claimed to be from my bank Santander"
"Claimed to be from my bank Claimed to be Santander and had the companies name asking for the accountant, the details they had were out of date by a few years at least and we aren’t having any issues with Santander."
"They claimed to be from Santander bank and asked me to ring this number if I did not recognise the large direct debit that had just been set up"
"Claimed to be from Santander Bank and said I might have been a victim of fraud. Was a recorded message so I hung up - were obviously after my bank details etc."
"Claimed to be from my bank 'Santander claimed to have rejected a payment for £1,079.99 - call this number if you don't recognise it' - clearly suspicious"
"They claimed to be from a company 'Santander claimed to have rejected a payment for £1,079.99 - call this number if you don't recognise it' - clearly suspicious Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank- SANTANDER"
"An SMS claiming to be from Santander gave a login code asking you contact them on this number if this was not you. I did contact them and they say they are the fraud prevention unit but they are not - they are attempting to get as much information on you as possible so they can scam you later maybe by committing identity theft. The person taking the call spoke perfect English so I did not think it was suspicious until he asked how many accounts I had at Santander and how much was in them."
"Said they were from Santander"
"Claimed to be from Santander fraud prevention"
"Claimed to be from Santander fraud prevention"
"is this Santander?"
"Suggesting from Bank in regard to online payments which I have not made. Bank Scam placed on diverted list along with quite a few others"
"Santander account claiming a direct debit had been set up in my name by Bradbury Dental Practice, it gave a contact tel number if it wasn’t me who set it up, tel number given to contact Santander was 0333 054 0220"
"SantanderAIert: Your OTP code is 700134, If you did NOT ask for this then call us on: 0289 623 0438."
"text recived pertaining to be from santander about transfer via direct debit giving an unrecognised contact number - looks like a fishing text"
"Automated/robocall - claimed to be from Santander and to have blocked a suspected fraudulent transaction on my debit card. I have not banked with Santander for 15 years"